Our diligent minister, CIT, Mr A Raja, proposes to propel amendments to the IT
Act 2000 through in the next session of Parliament.

The full (and very badly edited) article can be read here:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/IT_act_to_be_amended_to_help_de\
tection_of_cyber_crimes/articleshow/3397648.cms

For those who haven't the patience to click through, it quotes the minister as
saying the objective of the amendments is to ensure that forensic devices and
tools, developed at C-DAC's Forensic Research Centre in Thiruvanthapuram, will
be admissible* "as evidence in a court of law" [sic].

On a different note, the minister also inaugurated a "Mobile
Telmedicine Facility and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based
programme" to "impart distant training" (I am not making this up, I got it all
from the website of India's leading business newspaper) to special educators and
professionals engaged in teaching and rehabilitating mentally challenged
children.

imho, anyone who thinks that 'rehabilitation' is what is needed, could do with
some sensitivity training, preferably very distant from me.

* Possible scenario in a court, once this amendment is passed as described
above.

Prosecutor: "I introduce the following two tools as prescribed under the IT Act
as evidence. They may be listed as Article 1 and 2."

Prosecutor: "I introduce the following digital records as discovered by the said
tools."

Defendant's Lawyer: "Objection, my lord. There is nothing in the IT Act to show
that the digital data discovered by said tools are admissible as evidence in
court."

Judge: "Case dismissed."

Vickram
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